9/11 CONSPIRACY

THEORIESTop 8 Conspiracy Claims and

Why They are Wrong

WTC Controlled Demolitions  

• Bombs

• Seismic Spikes  

• WTC 7 collapse

• Fire cannot cause collapse

• Early Flash

• Severe damage

• Steel frame failure

• No bomb fragments

• Fires assisted by structural failure

• Pictures and videos of planes

Believer Perspective Debunking

• MQ-4 Global Hawk

• No windows on planes

• “Commercial” planes were in gray military livery

• 767 does not resemble MQ-4

• No clear side views of planes

• Missing planes/people

• United livery visible

Believer Perspective Debunking

Plane Was Not a Commercial Airliner

LEFT: United Airlines 767 before crashing into the WTC.

BELOW: United Airlines 767 in 2001 livery.

Boeing 767 RQ-4

Al Qaeda Not Responsible  

• Tapes faked

• Polls

• Population in Al Qaeda innocence

• Tapes sent by Bin Laden

• Polls

• Hasty generalization

Believer Perspective Debunking

Example of a Poll

WTC Hit by Missile  

• Plane launched missile

• Missile attached to plane

• Early flash

• Frame-by-frame

• “Pods” part of all 767s

Believer Perspective Debunking

Frame 1 Frame 2 Frame 3

Frame-by-frame shows small explosion upon

impact, not before.

No explosion

before impact.

#1: Two pods#2: A bulge

#3: The missile itself

Conspiracy Theorists’

Interpretation

“Bulge” is actually landing gear housing.

“Pods” are present on a clear view of a

United 767.

“Pods”“Missile” is a

standard protrusion on

all 767s.

U.S. Military Responsible  

• USAF plane hit WTC and/or Pentagon

• U.S. missile

• No air support

• Planes’ paint schemes not USAF

• Pictures of planes

• Lack of contingency plans

• Inefficient communications

Believer Perspective Debunking

Single tail fin

American Airlines Flight 11

RQ-4Global Hawk

Dual tail fin

United Airlines

Flight 175

United Two-Tone Paint

Scheme

United “U” Tail Logo

Note: Military aircraft have a one-tone white or gray paint scheme.

Pentagon Hit by Missile  

• Tomahawk missile

• No plane visible

• Not all security camera footage released

• No missile contrails

• Tail partially visible

• Classified security footage

• Plane parts found

Believer Perspective Debunking

Pentagon Case Study Video  

Flight 93 Shot Down  

• Scattered debris

• Small pieces of debris

• Retired Lt. Col. says F-16 shot down Flight 93

• Flying debris upon impact

• F-16 pilot was nowhere near crash site

Believer Perspective Debunking

Flight 93 Staged  

• Flight 93 landed safely

• Debris was placed

• Explosives used to make crater

• Plane emergency lands at KCLE @ 10:10, UAL93 passed KCLE @ ~9:35

• Witnesses

• Response within 30 min.

• Black box/cockpit recordings

• Phone calls

Believer Perspective Debunking

KCLE

Piece of UAL93 debris 2001 United Paint Scheme

Conclusion

• Based on available facts and evidence, we have concluded that 9/11 was not a government conspiracy– Most conspiracy theories have a plausible explanation that

debunks them

– Many conspiracy theorists overanalyze available information